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Photos: Michael Jackson Spends Quality Time In 1980s Brooklyn

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Jen Carlson

Published Mar 1, 2013

Modified Jun 30, 2017

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"Michael Jackson shakes with an unidentified actor as others watch during the filming of a scene in the long-form music video for his song 'Bad,' directed by Martin Scorsese, New York, November 1986."

 

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The video for Michael Jackson's hit "Bad" was filmed in Brooklyn's Hoyt Schermerhorn station, and was released alongside an 18-minute short film—both directed by Martin Scorsese over six weeks in November of 1986. Below you can watch the full short film, which follows Jackson's character—Daryl, a private school student—as he returns home and attempts to prove his badness.

Following Jackson's death in 2009, there was a brief lobbying effort to get the station's name changed, or at least a plaque put up in honor of the performer. At the time, City Councilwoman Letitia James stated: "Having Michael Jackson visit and moonwalk at this station was a huge deal not only for Brooklyn, but all of New York in the '80s." The proposal was ultimately denied by the MTA.

Click through for a look at a fairly happy looking Jackson in Brooklyn during the filming.

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Jen Carlson is a former WNYC and Gothamist editor.

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